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1885, 1905 or somewhere in between?

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Posted by GraniteRailroader on Friday, October 12, 2007 1:30 PM

 SpaceMouse wrote:
I'm not sure I get the question.

Would it bother you to see a 1905 locomotive running around in your 1885 setting?

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Posted by NevinW on Friday, October 12, 2007 1:28 PM

I think that 1905 is much easier for a variety of reasons.  The Bachmann 4-6-0 and 4-4-0 is appropriate for that era and runs great.  The MDC stuff is much more appropriate for the later time too.  There is a some old MDC stuff like the Pullman Palace cars out there that look great that can be found on Ebay and at swap meets.  The couplers are more appropriate too.  Yet it still has the period feel.  -  Nevin

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 12, 2007 1:26 PM

What part of the country are you modelling Chip?

I'm just thinking if your are "out west",  1905 in Gold Hill NV is way behind on technology as 1905 NYC. So if your looking to model where you have wagons, saloons, etc and still be in the 1900's, with the cool thing likes Ron's Climax, and cool locos like Shays and Heislers, would not be a stretch.

If my assumptions are incorrect about your modeling location, sry bout dat. Big Smile [:D]

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Posted by SpaceMouse on Friday, October 12, 2007 1:22 PM
I'm not sure I get the question.

Chip

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Posted by GraniteRailroader on Friday, October 12, 2007 1:11 PM

Would it bother you to "change history", and stay with 1885 and bring the future back in time?

 

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1885, 1905 or somewhere in between?
Posted by SpaceMouse on Friday, October 12, 2007 1:05 PM

Here's the thing. All things being equal, I'd like to model 1885, but lately I've had pause. I looked around on the net for some MDC 4-4-0's and 2-6-0's and found that the undecorated 4-4-0's have all but vanished and the 2-6-0s are getting scares. I know that MDC is coming out with a 2-8-0 soon, but I'm worried that I won't have the cash to buy the 15-20 locos I'll need before they go the way of the Dodo as well.

Right now all I have are 2 MDC 2-6-0's w/o sound.  

Plus it's just plain easier to find stuff for 1905--and I have a LaFever climax that would not have come out in 1885. But my current structures and figures are more 1885--and there's a lot of work in there.

If I went to 1905 I could sneak in a Shay and Heisler for laughs and giggles--with a little back dating maybe.

What are some of your ideas? What am I not thinking of?

The thing is if I change years, I want to do it before I build any more.

Chip

Building the Rock Ridge Railroad with the slowest construction crew west of the Pecos.

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